It's not as if the ACM Award voters hate her. Swift's "Fearless" CD won best album last year and she was voted best new female vocalist two years ago. Maybe they just grew tired of her due to media overplay? The answer is difficult to discern considering the complex voting method used to determine the winners of some categories. While most ACM Awards were determined exclusively by members' votes, other categories, like entertainer of the year (which was widely expected to go to Taylor Swift), was decided by a combo of academy members and Internet votes.

Hollywood Star: Plain and simple, if the ACM's weren't fan-voted, I think Taylor would have had the edge. I think it being fan-voted helped Carrie out because people were tired of seeing Taylor win everything. Anyways, good for Carrie. She took some triple-crown award as well, so good for her.

DruidWL: I would've thought this would hands down be Taylor Swift's award. Her legions of fans are overwhelming. Having said that, entertainer of the year, as I interpret it is the person who sold the most concert tickets and reached out to the most audience. Look at Underwood's concert schedule - it's as good as a presidential campaign! Whereas Taylor Swift has started to branch out overseas ...